INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA COURSE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

organized by IGRD

To whom it is addressed

Persons who are part of or have an interest in participating in the National Risk Management System or its equivalent.
Persons working in risk prevention and emergency departments, or in disaster risk management departments or departments in charge of disaster risk management.

General objective:
To apply techniques for Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Specific objectives:

Identify the concepts of risk, hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities and how these contribute to disaster risk.
Identify the components of the regulatory framework governing disaster risk reduction.
Identify fundamental transversalities in disaster risk reduction, considering the participation of sectors of society.
Apply techniques for the elaboration of Disaster Risk Reduction projects.
Apply techniques for the management of risk management committees.

Module 1: Basic Fundamentals of Risk Assessment for DRR

– Objective: to identify the variables that make up disaster risk management and how they contribute to increasing people’s vulnerability
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Module 2: Methodologies for Risk Assessment and Management Systems

– Objective: To identify the main methodologies for the determination of risk and those that can be constituted as management systems.
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Module 3: International Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

– Objective: To identify the components of the international regulatory framework governing disaster risk reduction.
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Module 4: Private Sector in DRR

– Objective: To identify actions and good practices of the private sector in disaster risk reduction.
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Module 5: Civil Society Sector in DRR

– Objective: To identify actions and good practices from the community at large for disaster risk reduction.
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Module 6: Education Sector in DRR

– Objective: To identify actions and good practices from the educational community in general for disaster risk reduction.
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Module 7: Military Sector in DRR

Objective: To identify actions and good practices from the general military sector for disaster risk reduction.
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Module 8: Humanitarian Assistance

Aim: To identify actions and good practices from the wider community for disaster risk reduction.
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Module 9: Planning and Cross-cutting Issues for RRD

– Objective: To identify and apply techniques in transversal topics to DRR.

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Module 10: Final Exercise

Objective: To apply the techniques for managing a crisis committee or equivalent.

Duration: 22 weeks

Price: CLP$500.000 (US$ 603 aprox.)

Inquiries and Discounts at: diplomagrdyc@gmail.com

To whom it is addressed